The DU CU Alumni NOOSE ITHACA, NEW YORK WINTER 2010–’11 Alumni President Highlights Important DU Successes Dear Brothers, brotherhood—including seniors—beginning our impressive and diverse 2011 new mem- It has been just a short time since you during the summer. I also want to thank our bers in the next issue of the Noose. received my year-end letter, but a lot has hap- alumni recruitment team of Fred Harwood This is a big issue of the Noose, so I’ll be pened since, including the brotherhood’ssignif- ’59, Tony Murray ’60, Greg Moore ’06, and brief and save space. Remember to add Ithaca icant response to our appeal. As noted in this Lance Polivy ’08, who provided support and and 6 South Avenue to your travel plans. You issue, contributions in December and January guidance beginning immediately after Ryan have a great facility with an alumni suite; to the DU Group Housing Fund total $39,700. was elected. We are all elated! bring your own memories! Thank you to every brother who contributed. During the A. D. White Leadership week- Again, thank you to our contributors and We gratefully acknowledge Tony Cashen end, our traditional Statler Hotel dinner was the brothers mentioned above. ’57, whose tireless efforts, leadership, and ef- held on February 4 to meet the new associate Fraternally, fectiveness as VP for fundraising have brought members. (The photo of the 2010 pledge Randy Shayler ’72 us to the point at which retiring our loan is class included on page nine was taken at last Alumni Association President within sight. Tony is mentoring his successors, year’s dinner). You will hear lots more about [email protected] Duane Phillips ’78 and Doug Porter ’78, who will continue this effort and all future fundrais- ing. You can expect to hear from them. Fred Harwood ’59 is handing his VP of communications pen to Kevin Bruns ’79. We need to look no further than this and previous issues of the Noose to appreciate Fred’s con- tributions to DU. Thank you, Fred. (Fred and Tony remain as directors, enabling our alumni association to continue to benefit from their experience and wisdom.) DU thrives! 24 freshmen and one sopho- more constitute our new pledge class. Ryan Swisher ’12, VP of recruitment, organized and conducted a textbook-perfect recruitment process incorporating numerous innovations. Contributions were made by Zach Alexander Following their 50th reunion, when 19 of the 21 living members of their pledge class returned ’13, assistant VP of recruitment, a new posi- to 6 South, the class of 1957 has held an annual gathering. This picture shows Pete Blauvelt, tion established this year.Our success was due Rod Beckwith, “Cotten” Seiler,Tony Cashen, Tom Keating, and David Nye on the porch of to the enthusiastic participation of the entire Cotten’s daughter-in-law’s vacation home on Lake Michigan during late June 2010. Chapter President’s Report: Another Great Year for DU Delta Upsilon is having another great year. tributed to meeting our goals of the past year, not allow a brother to deactivate because of We attracted another excellent new member which were realigning ourselves with our core financial concerns. It is in uncertain times like class in 2011 of 25 pledges! The house stands values and enhancing our relationships within these that we must continue to strengthen our in a healthy financial position, with 6 South the Cornell community. We also have a great bonds of brotherhood, and reach out to our Avenue at maximum capacity, and enjoys new chef. alumni for support and guidance. great leadership. The executive board com- Fortunately, the national economic situa- It appears that DU is on the right track and prises old faces who can provide experience, tion has not greatly affected the Cornell Chap- is continuously building better men. as well as brothers new to the executive board ter of Delta Upsilon; however,we still need to Dikaia, who will undoubtedly continue to steer Delta be conscious about the economic situation of Isaiah J. Einzig ’12 Upsilon in the right direction. This can be at- each individual brother. As always, we will Chapter President PAGE TWO THE ALUMNI NOOSE Alumni DU Fundraising Enters New Era Directors We are very appreciative to all of our alums who in fundraising, but in all aspects of our fraternity. have thus far contributed to the $1.3 million capital We are extremely fortunate that Doug Porter ’78 President campaign over the past eight years! and Duane Phillips ’78 have agreed to become co-VPs President Shayler’s year-end letter and appeal for for fundraising and take the baton from Tony. Both Randy Shayler ’72 continuing support addressed the financial challenge Doug and Duane have been actively involved with facing our alumni chapter.Our outstanding university our alumni and undergraduate chapters in recent loan balance was $150,000. We are pleased to report years, as well as very generous financial contributors. Vice President– that 34 alumni immediately responded to Randy’s ap- While undergraduates, Doug was chapter president Communications peal with contributions of $39,700 in December and Duane was house manager. Both have shown 2010 and January 2011, reducing our loan balance to their interest in and support of continuing Cornell Kevin Bruns ’79 $110,300. DU’s traditions and strong position on campus. Tony Cashen, our VP for fundraising, has devoted Doug ([email protected]) and Duane 10 years, enormous energy,and very generous contri- ([email protected]) will be in touch shortly Vice President– butions, to our fundraising success—$900,000 and with all of our alums with their plans for future Treasurer increasing! We recognize and thank Tony and the fundraising. We owe them both our thanks and our committee of workers for their ongoing and out- immediate support of their fundraising plans, re- Mark Clemente ’73 standing commitment to our DU chapter—not just quests, and efforts! Co-Vice Presidents– Fundraising Kevin Bruns ’79 Takes Over as Noose Editor Doug Porter ’78 Kevin Bruns ’79 is assuming the position of have discovered exciting DU archival material that Alumni Noose editor beginning with the next you can expect to learn more about in the future. Duane Phillips ’78 issue. Kevin has been an active DU alumnus in so As our new Vice President of Communica- many ways, including past president of the alumni tions, Kevin has the talent, imagination, and cre- association, organizer of homecoming activities, ativity to bring DU into the social-networking age. Vice President–Counsel and alumni director. Kevin and Tony Cashen ’57 Thank you, Kevin, for your service to DU. Tom Talley ’65 Danny Alvarez ’91 Greg Bloedorn ’96 Inducted into Cornell Rod Beckwith ’57 Tony Cashen '57 Hall of Fame in 2010 Dan Devine ’86 Bloedorn played as a tight end as a freshman in senior, he earned Na- Fred Devlin ’67 1991 and was named the team’s “most improved tional Football player.” He lettered as a center in 1992, but played Gazette All-America Rick Furbush ’71 only two games in '93 before sitting out the season second-team honors. Dan Gilroy ’86 with an injury. As a junior, Bloedorn was named All- Bloedorn was signed Ivy first team by the Football News and received All- as a free agent by Peter Gogolak ’64 Ivy honorable mention honors. His senior season Seattle in the NFL Fred Harwood ’59 (1995), Bloedorn received Football News All-Ivy and spent the 1996 first-team honors, and was All-Ivy first team as voted season on the practice John Hock ’90 by the coaches. squad. In 1997, he played in three games as a center Tom Kobin ’90 He was a two-time recipient of the Sid Roth Most and long snapper,and the following spring, he partic- Valuable Down Lineman Award. A tri-captain as a ipated in NFL Europe with the England Monarchs. Bruno LaRocca ’64 Michael Lawsky ’92 Kevin Marcus ’92 Honorary Society Award to Austin Kiplinger ’39 Jerry Miknis ’72 The Quill & Dagger Alumni Associ- ation honored Austin H. Kiplinger ’39 Greg Moore ’06 (editor emeritus and chairman of the Tony Murray ’60 Kiplinger Washington Editors; chairman emeritus of the Cornell Board of John Seiler ’57 Trustees) as the 2011 recipient of Sam Sezak ’98 Q&D’s Clark S. Northup ’93 Award. It was presented Thursday, January 27, Peter Vogel ’92 2011, at the Kiplinger Exhibit Hall in Washington, D.C. WINTER 2010–’11 PAGE THREE Jeff Stenstrom ’98 Receives Cornell Football Undergraduate Association’s Fallen Comrade Award Officers On November 6, 2010, Jeff Stenstrom ’98, who of 1994, died of meningococcal meningitis in April President died during his freshmen year at Cornell, was hon- 1995. The weekend before, his brother Steve—a Isaiah Einzig ’12 ored during CFA Awards Day with his parents in record-setting passer at Stanford—was picked in [email protected] attendance. The Fallen Comrade Award celebrates the fourth round of the NFL draft by the Kansas the memory of members of the Cornell football City Chiefs. Vice President family who too soon departed the life they loved. Former Cornell coach Jim Hofher ’79 called Jeff Steve Gravani ’12 Stenstrom, who was named “most improved “an outstanding person and scholar-athlete—he [email protected] freshman” as a linebacker and special teams player will be missed but never forgotten.” VP Loss Prevention Olivier St-Louis ’11 [email protected] José Azel ’76 Featured in Cornell Alumni VP Scholarship Tim Nebesar ’12 Magazine’s March/April 2010 Issue [email protected] You can read the full article by searching the Photos) that counts dozens of accomplished pho- VP New Member web for “Cornell Alumni Magazine”; scroll to the tographers among its contributors and a full-ser- Education March/April 2010 issue, click on “Hot Shot,” and vice production company (Aurora Novus) that Matthew Morgante ’12 admire José’s many gorgeous photos and fabulous creates multimedia marketing packages for clients [email protected] experiences.